“All men die but not all men live – you made me feel alive again this week,” said an emotional European captain, Jose Maria Olazabal, as he looked across to his team that had just delivered the greatest comeback in the history of the Ryder Cup. It was indeed, a lovely moment, amongst many lovely … Read more
Can men win medals for merely writing words? Can a man throwing a javelin stop a war? Can enemies become friends, at least every 4 years? The answer is simply ‘yes’. They already have – many, many times. For more than a thousand years. …….it’s to do with Olympism the real meaning of the … Read more
Having carried the weight of an expectant nation, Andrew Murray struggled to make his loser’s speech on Sunday. Britain had waited 76 years for a British champion and it took Murray an additional minute to compose himself and answer the interviewer’s question as he fought back the tears. He had just lost the men’s single … Read more
4-0 down and with a few minutes left , the stadium in Gdansk is filled with the sound of 25,000 Irish fans singing ‘The Fields of Athenry’ with the Spanish fans clapping in rhythm. The World Champions coach, Vincente del Bosque, said afterwards: “I thought (with) that the Irish fans and players showed us what … Read more
“We’ll score when we grow old.” These are just some of the magical quotes from a Spanish football team of 5 and 6-year olds who have never won a game and never scored a goal, but are arguably, the essence of sportsmanship. Well done to them and their coaches and parents. Sit back and enjoy … Read more
Some made you laugh, some made you cry and most of them made you feel the excitement, intensity, chivalry and sheer sportsmanship of international rugby at the highest level. This is Part 4 of 4 posts about the late great Bill McLaren, known as the voice of rugby, he simply had a wonderful way of … Read more
The little Argentinian is probably the best player in the world. His skills are sublime. But what makes him such a really great player in terms of sportsmanship? Watch this video and you’ll see Great Sportsmanship values in action. These are the pillars upon which great sportsmanship is built: Honesty Humility Honour Fair Play Friendly … Read more
Part 3 of 4 Bill McLaren was simply known as the ‘voice of rugby’. He believed in sportsmanship values and somehow painted pictures with words that were admired and loved by so many. So here’s part 3 of 4 of our collection of his great quotes. Part 1 includes quotes about Celebrations; Fisticuffs; Tough Guys; … Read more
Extraordinary is an overused word but Zambia’s victory in the final of the African Cup Of Nations was indeed extraordinary. This was the ultimate underdog story with Zambia ranked 71st in the world rankings, taking on the hot favourites, Ivory Coast, with their big names like Chelsea’s Drogba and Arsenal’s Gervinho. Against all the odds … Read more
Arguably the greatest sports commentator ever, certainly the greatest rugby commentator, Bill McLaren, known as ‘The Voice Of Rugby’ believed passionately in sport and sportsmanship. Last week’s 15 Quotes from Bill covered Celebrations, Fisticuffs, Tough Guys & some Big Boys. This week we continue with Big Boys. Here are the next 15 unique quotes from … Read more